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Engineering’s ‘Hubris Problem’ in Development Projects
Development projects in foreign countries do not always go as planned. In today’s Academic Minute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Robert Krueger...
What Have We Learned About Online Learning?
Two experts discuss the digital divide (including for adjuncts), the importance of training and how to ensure online education is a force for equity, not a deterrent to it.
The Long Road to Reinstatement
A former lecturer in business at the University of Connecticut wins his lawsuit against the university—11 years after he initially filed. What does this mean for whistle-blowers in academe?
A ‘Strong’ Investment in California Higher Ed
California governor Gavin Newsom signed a massive 2023 budget that promises billions of new dollars to higher ed institutions and programs.
Opinion
Preparing for a Possible Post-DACA World
As the Fifth Circuit prepares to hear challenge to DACA, campuses must anticipate the immigration program’s possible elimination, Miriam Feldblum and Jose Magaña-Salgado write.
Higher Ed Funding Package Advanced by House Committee
Includes increases to the Pell Grant and other student aid, increased accountability for for-profits,
Tenure Awarded at… Hawai‘i CC, Virginia Tech, Winthrop
Hawai‘i Community College Jeanne C. Batallones, counsel and guidance Carrie J. Butler, business education Susie M. Dill, business education and...
The Hubris Problem in Development Projects: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Robert Krueger, professor of human geography at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, explores why development projects in...